Date: September 21, 2011 (Wednesday)
Time: 8.30 am – 12.30pm
Venue: Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design (KAED), IIUM, Gombak
In conjunction with UDPC 2011 Competition, a workshop is organized. The workshop will provide some insights on the application of universal design in designing products for disable person, elderly and children, as well as highlighting the Malaysia Standards (MS) with regards to designing universal design product and its development. The inviter speakers will be experts in the particular groups, and Standards Malaysia’s officer-in-charge in developing Universal Design Standards in Malaysia. The target audience for the workshop will be the students, designers, manufacturers and educators.
FEE
Registered participants of the Universal Design Product Competition (UDPC 2011) will be invited to the workshop and the admission is free.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment date by the judges: 16th – 17th November 2011
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
The organizer has the right to appoint any jury to assess the participating entries and decisions made by the panel of jury are final. The assessment is based on:
- Novelty of product (How novel is the idea or concept. Is the product unique?)
- Inventiveness (Is the product innovative or modification of a similar existing product? Would it likely lead to a new product, system, design, material or process?)
- Functionality (Fulfilling its intended functions, reliability and problem solving)
- Educational impact (Contribution of the design / invention on the needs for the disable person, elderly and children development)
- Ergonomic and safety requirement (The interaction between user, product and environment; physically and psychologically which follows the Standards Malaysia requirements)
- Commercial potentialities (Market potential of the invention – Is there any evidence of market need? Is the product / invention comparable or superior to similar product in the market?)
- Presentation and demonstration quality (The whole idea / design / invention are presentable which qualify its designers to be awarded as the winner such as quality of its prototype / model, writing, sketches, drawing and verbal presentation /explanation
RULES AND REGULATION
The organizer cannot be held liable and responsible for any damages, claims or lost of ideas before or after the competition. Design protection according to the Intellectual Property Rights Act: All participants are encouraged to register their designs under the Intellectual Property Rights Act and to keep all documents as proof of ownership before sending or exposing their design to the organizer.
The competition can be participated individually or group 2/3, which means members of the group to share the same prize.
PRIZES
Category A: Product Design for Disable Person
Prototype (scale 1:1)
1st Prize Winner RM 3,000.00 + Certificate
2nd Prize Winner RM 2,000.00 + Certificate
3rd Prize Winner RM 1,000.00 + Certificate
Consolation 2 Winners RM 500.00 + Certificate
Category B: Product Design for Elderly
Prototype (appropriate scale)
1st Prize Winner RM 3,000.00 + Certificate
2nd Prize Winner RM 2,000.00 + Certificate
3rd Prize Winner RM 1,000.00 + Certificate
Consolation 2 Winners RM 500.00 + Certificate
Category C: Product Design for Children
Prototype (appropriate scale)
1st Prize Winner RM 3,000.00 + Certificate
2nd Prize Winner RM 2,000.00 + Certificate
3rd Prize Winner RM 1,000.00 + Certificate
Consolation 2 Winners RM 500.00 + Certificate
Jointly Organizer
Department of Standards Malaysia (STANDARDS MALAYSIA)
Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation
Century Square, Level 1 & 2, Block 2300, Jln Usahawan
63000, Putrajaya
Website: www.standardsmalaysia.gov.my
CONTACT US FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
KAED Universal Design Unit (KUDU), IIUM
Kulliyyah of Architecture and Environmental Design (KAED),
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM),
P.O. Box 10, Jalan Gombak
50728 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: (6) 03 6196 5271 / 5241 Fax: (6) 03 6196 4864
Secretariat of Programme / Person in charge: Br. Tun Aiman / aiman_tun86@ymail.com
Email: udpc2011@gmail.com
Applied for CPD points from relevant bodies:
- Board of Architects Malaysia (LAM)
- Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM)